A new glass frog species with transparent skin through which its beating heart is visible has been discovered by scientists.

The frog (Hyalinobatrachium yaku) was discovered in Ecuador.

The dark green spots on its back and its reproductive behaviour mark it out as different from known frogs.

BoB to raise Rs. 9000 cr

Bank of Baroda plans to raise Rs 9000 crore through various instruments, including follow-on public offer, to fund growth during this fiscal.

The board approved raising of additional capital funds up to Rs 9000 crore up to March 31, 2018, comprising of Rs 6000 crore by way of equity capital and Rs 3000 crore by way of additional tier I capital instruments.

Bonds will be issued in tranche

A new cure for hepatitis C

Drugs that prevent entry of the Hepatitis C virus into the host cells are equally effective as other drugs.

These drugs, called entry inhibitors, when combined with drugs that prevent the multiplication of the virus inside the host cell.

The report was published by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.

3D bioprinted cartilage developed

For the first time, Indian researchers have successfully developed a 3D bioprinted cartliage.

It was developed by the Department of Textile Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

The bioink has high concentration of bone-marrow derived cartilage stem cells, silk proteins and a few factors.

The results were published in the journal Bioprinting.

Premier Futsal semifinal & final

Premier Futsal will host the two semifinals and the grand finale of the event’s second season in Dubai, making it the second Indian sporting event to go global after IPL.

In order to host the three marquee matches, it has collaborated with Dubai Sports Council.

Premier Futsal is an Indian franchise -based league takes place across Chennai and Goa in India from July 15 to July 24.

India leads in usage of biometric tech

With advancements in the field of biometric technology, India has topped globally in adoption of biometrics techniques.

On an average, people in India (9%) are three times more likely than any other country (3%) surveyed to have used ‘iris recognition’ to identify themselves.

The report was compiled by HSBC’s recent ‘Trust in Technology’.

Rev. dept sets up twitter handle for GST

The revenue department on Sunday started a new twitter handle to answer industry queries related to the new indirect tax regime.

Traders and industry can ask questions on the twitter handle ‘@askGST_GoI’ and officials from Central Board of Excise and Customs will answer them.

The GST will start from July 1.

PHFI taken out over foreign funding

In its first action dissociating one of its programmes from the Public Health Foundation of India, the Health Ministry has decided to take away its role in the Mission Indradhanush vaccination campaign.

The PHFI was debarred last month from receiving foreign contributions for alleged violation of FCRA.